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3 Unhealthy Foods to Avoid in Your Foods

3 Unhealthy Ingredients to Avoid in Your Foods

I am a self-confessed ingredient junkie when it comes to reading labels in all my foods and products alike. If I’ve never tried a type of food before (or skin care product), one of the first things I do is – read the labels. Even if I know the food, I will still read the label, just to make sure nothing has changed in the ingredients list (as it can sometimes-when a company uses a cheaper ingredient). Does anybody else do this? For many years now I have been meticulously doing this, often being made ‘fun of’ because I was “picky”. Well now that I am a Holistic Nutritionist, I will say that my meticulousness has served me well, and I am grateful to have this knowledge so I can pass it along to share with you.

What are the 3 Main Unhealthy Ingredients?

Poor Quality Fats & Oils – most of the commercially made snacks and foods in today’s grocery stores have bad Fats in them. For example; have you ever gone to buy a few healthy items such as rice chips, crackers, ready-made dinner sauces, or even baked goods; only to see that the main oil used is Canola Oil? Canola oil is one of the most commonly used oil in commercially made foods. If it is NOT refined or GMO, then it is a better quality; however this particular oil is mainly refined , rancid and GMO. Avoid Hydrogenated and Refined oils they are carcinogenic!

Look For These Oils Instead –

First Cold-Pressed Organic Olive Oil

Sunflower / Safflower

Sesame

Coconut

Almond

Walnut

Flax

Walnut

All oils should be Unrefined, Organic, and Cold-pressed where possible. Consuming the ‘bad’ oils can contribute to accelerated aging, damaged and weakened immunity.

There is much damage that the over-consumption of refined sugar can have on our body’s and mind; Avoid anything with Fructose-Brown Sugar-Turbinado Sugar, Maltodextrin and chemical sweeteners-Splenda.

Use These Types of Natural Sweeteners Instead –

Brown Rice Syrup

Barley Malt

Unrefined Stevia

Unrefined Cane Juice Powder

Maple Syrup

Coconut Sap / Sweetener

Amasake

Molasses-unrefined

Chemicals in Foods – we’ve all seen those ingredient list names that are hard to pronounce. Besides refined oils and sugars chemicals in our food is another toxic set of ingredients to watch out for. It is the chemicals that can damage much more than we know. Chemical additives such as Food Dye’s, Artificial Colours, Ethyl Alcohol, Sulfates, Nitrates, BHA, Sodium Phosphates and Pesticides. Contaminants used in packaging may pose a danger as well so keep this in mind when using plastic bottles, cans and boxed items. These chemicals in foods will contribute to; an over-loaded liver, disrupt the Endocrine System, accelerate aging, headaches, cancer, skin reactions/ allergies and neurotoxins (plus many more aliments).

May this blog inspire you to read your labels more, and to motivate you to choose wisely-the foods we put into our bodies. With more of us choosing the Holistic Healthy Lifestyle, we are the ones who can make a difference in supporting the Organic Industry! J